Said to be one of the oldest shrines in Japan, Suwa Taisha Kamisha is visited by many tourists throughout the year. In the Edo period, it flourished as a castle town of the Takashima Domain, and in the Meiji period, it flourished as the center of the global silk industry.
Experience the history of Japan in Suwa City, be surrounded by Nature, and spend a blissful time.
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Heart-shaped iron flat stone
At the east exit of Kamisuwa Station Kirigamine side, there is Ark Suwa, and in front of it there is a sidewalk paved with Suwa City's specialty "Teppei stone", and there is a small heart-shaped Teppei stone. And there is also a four-leaf clover that combines four heart-shaped iron flat stones. In Japan, a four-leaf clover is also a 🍀 sign of good luck Near it is a manhole with a Suwa Lake fireworks and Suwa no Ukijo Castle Takashima Castle depicted. Please look for that as well!
Teppeiseki is a well-developed plate-like joint of pyroxene andesite, which is widely distributed in the Suwa and Saku regions of Nagano Prefecture. Use iron flat stone, which has the property of peeling off easily in the form of a plate and has been peeled off to a thickness of 2~3 cm, is widely used as a stone material for interior and exterior decoration for construction.
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Katakurakan Nationally Important Designated Cultural Property
It is a day trip bathing facility located about 7 minutes on foot from Kamisuwa Station.
It was also the location of the movie "Thermae Romae II", and there is also a famous bath in Suwa City.
It is a 1.1m deep bath called the "1,000-person bath", and you can stand up and enter! You will be surprised when you tell them. The bottom of the public bath is paved with jade gravel, which stimulates the soles of the feet comfortably. It's the perfect bath for a tired body! Even in the hot summer, Kamisuwa Hot Spring ♨ is recommended
You can also take a day trip here, so please enjoy it together with the historical architecture!
search Ward → Katakurakan Sennin Bath
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Doll memorial service Nagano Prefecture Suwa City Hot Spring Temple Rinzai sect Myoshinji sect
On March 17, 2014, I went to a Hot Spring Temple. It is about a 10-minute walk from Kamisuwa Station. This temple offers Traditional Japanese straw raincoat dolls and stuffed animals. It's like a funeral for Traditional Japanese straw raincoat dolls and stuffed animals. At the Hot Spring Temple, a memorial service for dolls is held every March.
In Japan, there is a Boys' Day May 5 and a Girls' Day March 3. Most grandparents give dolls as gifts for their grandchildren to pray for the growth and health of their children. It is a traditional doll original to Japan. That's why many Japanese families have Japanese dolls.
I think dolls also have a soul like animism. So, if your child has a doll, the child will play with the doll. Adult, I think we move away from dolls. Most Japanese people don't simply throw away the dolls that have watched their children grow up. Because the doll spent time with the child. Most Japanese people think that dolls have souls. That's why we make a memorial service for the dolls.
On this day, more than 1,000 dolls were gathered. The priest recited sutras on dolls and stuffed animals for about 30 minutes. The priest gave thanks to the doll with cleansing salt. We prayed with the same feeling.
It was a very, very strange experience. I've never seen so many dolls and stuffed animals. However, it is a very hearty Buddhist offering for the doll. I feel that I was able to feel the Buddhist sentiment a little. That's why I love Japan!!
Hot Spring Temple is also famous as a famous place for autumn leaves. If you want to see the beautiful autumn leaves, please come and see the autumn leaves at the Hot Spring Temple.
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I will tell you the charm of Nagano Prefecture's Suwa City!! ⇒ YouTube "Suwa City Official Channel" @TheCityofSuwa
First of all, I would be happy if you would be interested in "What kind of place is Suwa?!". I was able to video the best promotion!!
You can enjoy the charm of Suwa in all four seasons, cherry blossom viewing in Spring, hiking and trekking in the New green surrounded by mountains, superb views of Nagigama Shrine at Kirigamine, and Nikkōkisuge in summer! In the center of the Suwa Basin is the symbol Suwa Lake. In the summer, kayaking, sightseeing boats, and cycling paths that even children can enjoy are completed 🚵 on Suwa Lake, and above all, it is one of the top class in Japan that colors the summer sky of Suwa Lake Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display on Lake Suwa 🎆 In the autumn of appetite, fermented food "miso", which is also the gastronomy of Suwa City! Suwa Specialties Shinshu Suwa Miso Tendon!! And Suwa Gokura's sake 🍶 made based on the strongest underground water of Kirigamine In winter, Mikami walking, Japanese smelt fishing 🎣 Kamisuwa Hot Spring ♨ for cold and tired bodies
It's a ♪ good thing all year round When you're in trouble, "Suwa-sama" There are more than 10,000 branch companies all over Japan. The general headquarters of Suwa Grand Shrine is also located ⛩ in the introduction videos of about 6 minutes. Suwa is not just a pillar!! Please come and experience ♪ Suwa We are waiting for you!
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Today, I went to the Kirigamine Opening Festival.
The weather was nice and warm. The second spiritual peak, Mt. Fuji, also welcomed us with our faces. In the midst of all this, I was 💦 drenched in sweat just by going up to the fog bell tower
It was 🏔 the first outdoor opening ceremony in three years Many people attended and we were able to hold a mountain opening ceremony.
At the opening, a member of the Kirigamine Glider Association flew a 🛩 glider at 9:00 a.m. Immediately after the start, we went up to an altitude of about 1900m. It's 🛫 a glider, so it takes off very quietly If there is no weight limit, I would like to try it at least once!!
At the opening ceremony, the priest of Tenaga Shrine prayed for the safety of tourists, people passing through Kirigamine, and everyone related to Kirigamine.
Please come to the Kirigamine Nagikama Shrine, which I introduced before, which is a Suwa hidden gem superb view point!
When you come to Kirigamine or Suwa, please 🚙 drive safely = 3
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When I went to Takashima Castle around Golden Week, students from a local junior high school came to sketch Takashima Castle.
When I went near the wisteria flowers, there was a very sweet and wonderful scent in the air. Before I knew it, bees and black bees were 🐝 coming to take nectar ~ Even as a human, it was a wonderful scent that attracted me!! I don't know why the demons of Demon Slayer don't like this wonderful flower www I think it's a wonderful flower. A shot from under the wisteria ledge is recommended!! I didn't know that wisteria flowers were blooming in the pond even though I was a local. I'm sorry, Mr. Takashimajo. When I looked at the whole wisteria flower on this day, I thought that it would bloom for seven minutes today to the untrained eye!
On the premises, there is a rare Gokoku Shrine ⛩ in Japan that resembles the construction of Suwa Grand Shrine. There seems to be a rare sculpture.
Every year, I think it's about Golden Week, but it's very beautiful and you can see it. The castle, the park, and the wisteria flowers are waiting 🌼 for you next year, so please come!
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Jizoin is located in Shiga, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture.
Suwa 33 Kannon's 16th Jizoin
Jizoin is famous for its Katsura tree, which is a designated natural monument of Suwa City, but it is also famous as Botan Temple. The large-flowered flowers are spectacular and colorful.
※Karin-chanko Bus Yamato-Shiga Line 🚌
Get off at Kirigamine Exit → Kamisuwa Station → 2 minutes on foot
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Finally, on April 1, 2024, the Suwa Lake Cycling Road was completed. The circumference of Suwa Lake is about 16 km. It is a lake that has been loved by locals for a long time. When I was in the sixth grade of elementary school, I remember the first time I rode a bicycle around Suwa Lake with a friend. I think the locals have an episode of their first circumnavigation of Suwa Lake. In addition, I think that it will be a newly maintenance cycling road that is easy to ride by bicycle and has a nice scenery. On holidays when the weather is nice, the excitement will increase!
"No, no, I'm going to have a bicycle from now on..." "What kind of bicycle should I use now?" If you are wondering "What is an electrically power assisted bicycle?", Why don't you take this opportunity to relax around Lake Suwa Lake with your family and friends on a rental cycle around Lake Suwa Lake? * Regular holidays, business hours, etc. please check each website.
・Activity Base Cogue
・JBT Suwa visit rental cycle
・Suwa Lake Bicycle Rental
・SUWA Glass Village
Electrically power assisted bicycles can easily climb Slope! You can also go to that Famous Tateishi Park and the Kirigamine Highlands, which Suwa is proud of, by bicycle!! Taking the opportunity of the completion of this Suwa Lake Cycling Road, why don't you use your own bicycle to cycle around Suwa Lake or rent an electrically assisted bicycle and challenge yourself to go around Lake Suwa Lake and Kirigamine Highlands?
If you get tired, there are parks, cafes, and foot baths, and ♪ I don't think you can find such a blessed environment in Japan. There are cafes and parks along the cycling path, but there are not many foot baths! I think. Use the foot bath easily as long as you have a towel. It will blow away your ♨ tiredness
And Swaichi! Did you know? If you go around Suwa Lake by bicycle, take a picture of the three spots of Suwa, Shimosuwa, and Okaya with your smartphone, go to the tourist information center of each city Kamisuwa Station, Shimosuwa Station, Okaya Station by yourself and show the photos of the three spots, you will receive a Swaichi certificate and a commemorative badge you cannot choose the color! Please try it with your children and friends. A testament to the circumnavigation of Suwa Lake and a commemorative swaichi! Challenges are also recommended.
※ Photo courtesy of Activity Base Cogue
The seventh photo is one of my favorite scenic Spot!! Look for it!
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Nagikama Shrine ⛩
The other day, I went to visit the Yabukama Shrine in Kirigamine for the first time. Last year, I heard Torii shrine gate ⇒ that there was a "Nagikama Shrine" that had been changed to a wooden stone monument, and I was originally thinking of going there because of the thaw, and I decided to go with the words of my wife, who loves Kirigamine. As a lover of pillars, I have come to like visiting shrines and other places, and I have always wanted to go to the Yabukama Shrine, so I thought I finally had the opportunity to go to Kirigamine with my camera.
I parked my car in the parking lot under the ski resort and headed towards the glider pavilion as I heard from an acquaintance, but I was not confident and was nervous, and there was a small sign in front of the glider pavilion that said ⇒ Yagikama Shrine 0.5 km, so I headed there. I felt that it was surprisingly far away. Together with his two children and his wife, he walked for a few minutes while touching the nature of Kirigamine. I could see the stone monument of the Nagikama Shrine. Since it is a shrine, the Torii shrine gate is more chic, but this is also a stone monument and it is quaint!! I thought. The approach road was also paved with wood chips, and it was very beautiful and maintained and easy to walk. When I arrived at the Shrine, there was a breathtaking view... For the first time in a long time, I couldn't suppress my excitement. The fact that the day I visit was sunny was also α to the superb view, and it was wonderful!! The Suwa Basin spreads out below, Lake Suwa Lake stands very beautifully, the Central Alps are in front, the Northern Alps are on the right, the Southern Alps are on the left, Mt. Fuji is on the side, and Yatsugatake is behind the left. Isn't there a shrine in Japan where you can see the mountains like this? I think so!! 🏔
As a self-proclaimed hunter of Suwa City's spectacular scenery, this spectacular view immediately became a ranker!! Tateishi Park also overlooks Suwa-no-Taira and has a very good view, but this one has an indescribable beauty because the Elevation Gari even higher. I post that this is not only in my heart!! The shuin stamps is new, and if you are visiting the shrine of Suwa, please stop by when you come to Kirigamine!! If it's sunny, I don't think you'll regret it!
・ God of worship Kenmikata Ōkami also known as Osuwa-sama : Takeminakata God of valor, fertility of five grains, etc.
・ Daisen Ōkami Ōyamatsumi : As the god of industry and shipping, as well as the god of sake dissolution, the ancestor of sake brewing
・ Ashinazuchi Tema Milk Ōkami Tenazuchi ⇐ Parents of Kushinada Hime Kushinada Hime : Susanoo's wife
Here, the Dedication of the Nagi Sickle a sacred vessel shaped like a sickle found in the former Motomisayama Ruins is dedicated. The scythe is struck on the pillar after the main pillar has been determined. It is said that it is only hammered on the pillars of the Suwa Grand Shrine Upper Shrine, which is a strange thing. The shape is a sickle shaped like the head of a male chicken, which is also the "sacred weapon" of Suwa Grand Shrine. The sickle is enshrined in the Shrine, so please take a look along with the superb view. Suwa Grand Shrine also has a nagikamamori ♪
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Big NEWS!!!
Suwa Gokura's "Very Raku Set" will Gari renewed and will be 🍶 on sale from April 1, 2024 ~!! In the previous set, you can enjoy tasting 4~5 kinds of sake at each sake brewery, and a special drawstring bag and glass are set. Super popular project Gari New Open!!
In the renewed version, each Gozo's original special sticker is added, and there is a mount on it, and it looks like Gozo's shuin stamp books! It is also suitable for inbound foreign tourists, and you can use Digital Maps Japanese, English, Chinese as a purchase Privileges. This Digital Map also includes Tourist Information, evacuation sites, and disaster prevention Information around Kamisuwa Station!! It's been pretty powerful! And it's ♪ unbearable for alcohol 🍶 lovers & sticker lovers Even after the trip, there is a Gozo sticker book, so you can soak in the memories!
The new Koraku set will be renewed on April 1, 2024 ~ for 3,000 yen including tax and can be purchased at the Suwa City Tourist Information Center in Kamisuwa Station!! Please enjoy this opportunity for both locals and travelers to Suwa!
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